A suspected case of Bluetongue virus has been identified in cattle in Northern Ireland. Officials in Stormont's Agriculture ...

Factory lamb quotes have fallen by 30p/kg to 40p/kg since restrictions on sheep movements due to the bluetongue virus were ...

Vets are investigating a suspect case of the virus in a cow which sits in the existing 20km Temporary Control Zone (TCZ).

Andrew Muir told Good Morning Ulster further measures may be put in place to try and stop the spread of bluetongue virus.

Northern Ireland is facing its first suspected case of bluetongue, after routine surveillance detected the virus in two cows on a holding near Bangor.

The first suspected bluetongue virus outbreak in Northern Ireland is under investigation. The disease is believed to be ...

Exports of live cattle from the Republic of Ireland to Libya are set to resume for the first time since 1996, raising hopes of restoring the formerly buoyant trade and reopening other markets. Two ...

Over the past three years, nearly 10,000 cattle have gone missing from an area slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Connecticut. Only about two percent of the animals have been recovered. Just last ...

Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Leading climate scientists have accused politicians in New Zealand and Ireland of using an “accounting trick” to ...

The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has challenged government to ensure industry has the infrastructure in place to export an extra 100,000 live animals this year. IFA national livestock chairman ...

Production of its world-famous beef has made Ireland the third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in Europe per person. The cattle that roam Ireland’s fields are a charming part of its stunning ...

The Republic of Ireland sent troops to fight its first outbreak of foot-and-mouth yesterday after becoming the fourth country in Europe to be hit by the devastating livestock disease. An estimated ...